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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Abdus Salam Pintu
| native_name = আব্দুস সালাম পিন্টু
| native_name_lang = bn
| office = Deputy Minister of Education
| term_start = 10 October 2001
| term_end = 22 May 2003
| office1 = Deputy Minister of Industries
| term_start1 = 22 May 2003
| term_end1 = 13 March 2006
| office2 = Deputy Minister of Information
| term_start2 = 13 March 2006
| term_end2 = 29 October 2006
| constituency_MP3 = [[Tangail-2]]
| term_start3 = 2001
| term_end3 = 2006
| predecessor3 = [[Khandaker Asaduzzaman]]
| successor3 = Khandaker Asaduzzaman
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
}}

'''Abdus Salam Pintu''' is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] member and a former deputy [[Ministry of Education (Bangladesh)|Minister for Education]].<ref name=held>{{cite web|title=Ex-dy minister Abdus Salam Pintu held|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-17794|work=The Daily Star|date=2008-01-03|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gulf-times.com/story/451914/19-accused-in-attack-on-Hasina-still-absconding|title=19 accused in attack on Hasina still absconding|work=Gulf Times|date=2015-08-20|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref> In 2018, he was sentenced to death for involvement in the [[2004 Dhaka grenade attack]].<ref name=verdict/>

== Career ==
Pintu served as deputy minister for education from 2001 to 2003. After that he served as deputy minister for industries from 2003 to 2006.{{Citation needed|date= June 2022}}

In January 2008, Pintu was arrested for involvement in the [[2004 Dhaka grenade attack]].<ref name=held/> In June 2008, the CID submitted charge sheet accusing 22, including Pintu and his brother, [[Maulana Tajuddin]], a leader of [[Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami|Harkatul Jihad al Islami]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/justice-long-wait-1273099|title=Justice in long wait|date=2016-08-21|website=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-246622|title=A test for investigators|date=2012-08-18|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2016-11-16}}</ref> In October 2016, he was found guilty on charges of killing through common intention, planning and criminal conspiracy and was sentenced to death.<ref name=verdict>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/august-21-carnage/21-august-grenade-attack-verdict-tarique-rahman-awarded-life-1645090|title=August 21 attack: 'State-backed crime' punished|date=2018-10-11|website=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref>

Pintu was made vice-chairman of BNP's executive committee in 2016, at which time he was in prison.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/long-list-many-surprises-1265617|title=Long list with many surprises|work=The Daily Star|date=2016-08-06|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref>

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